CHAPTER NEWSLETTERS:

As a service to the chapters of AFE Region 5 we have provided a way for you to post your chapter's newsletter.  Dependent upon your level of web expertise and the amount of work you want to put into it the region provides three methods of posting information to accommodate any level of expertise from the novice to the experienced web designer.  Below you will find listed the different methods with an explanation of what's involved.  Once you've decided which method is best for your chapter, Call Jerry Bender at 864-895-5085 and we'll get you started.  The navigational bars to the left will link you to chapter newsletters and chapter websites.

It's as simple as A-B-C:

1. All submissions must be in electronic form as described below for each method.  We do not accept hard copies. This would consume too much time converting each chapter's info into an electronic form for the web.
   

2. We are limiting each Chapter to a maximum of 50 K on the AFE 5 Site.  This limit is adequate to load a large amount of text with several nice graphics.  To give you an idea, the entire AFE 5 site, not including the chapter newsletters, is under 200K with over 10 pages.  Of course, if you have something special to share, we can always make exceptions.  If you wish to develop a site with multiple pages and a navigational structure, we recommend you publish your own web site on the Internet then we will link to it.
   

3. We are allowing up to 2 updates per month for your page.
   

Posting Methods:

1. SIMPLE TEXT: This is the easiest method.  Simply write your newsletter either as the text of an e-mail or attach it to an e-mail as either a Word (.doc), WordPerfect (.wpd), or Notepad (.txt) document.  MSWord is the preferred format.  Large documents should be compressed (zipped) prior to emailing.  You can also snail mail your newsletter in one of these formats on a CD or DVD.  You will be given an address if you would like to do this. (Please note: other formats than those listed above in some case may not be usable or may result in a loss of some content.)
   

2. HTML: If you are a little more advanced in web design, you can create HTML documents including graphics and e-mail these to the webmaster.  HTML editors, such as Microsoft FrontPage work well for this.  You can also find some really good free editors on the Completely Free Software Site site.  Your materials will be reviewed and then posted on your chapter page.  Please keep you graphics to a minimum and compress them before uploading.  This is because graphics take up the most space in a server.  Just remember to keep them small since some servers will reject large e-mails.
   

3. YOUR OWN SITE: Of course the preferred way is to publish your own site and then we will provide a link to your site.  If you think that you might want to establish your own site and want some help or pointers please feel free to contact Jerry Bender at Chapter 59.  If your chapter wants to establish their own site but doesn't have someone with the expertise or time, a low cost solution can be provided.
   

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Revised: August 31, 2009